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Tendrils of Agony
Oracle Text
Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Tendrils of Agony is one of Magic’s clearest “storm turns” finishers, a black spell that turns every prior cast into more life drain and more inevitability. In practice, it best supports combo decks, especially storm shells that chain cheap cantrips, rituals, and zero- or one-mana spells to build a huge count before firing this off. Because the base rate is modest, the card shines when copied many times, often swinging a game by simultaneously stabilizing your life total and draining an opponent out. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with mana acceleration like Dark Ritual, Cabal Ritual, and cost reducers or draw engines that let you keep the chain going; effects that copy spells or reward repeated casting also help. In slower metagames, it can function as a backup win condition for control-combo builds, but it is rarely an aggro card. Its flavor feels like an inexorable black spiral: every action tightens the noose, and the last thread lands all at once.
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Character Background
Tendrils of Agony is one of Magic’s clearest “storm turns” finishers, a black spell that turns every prior cast into more life drain and more inevitability. In practice, it best supports combo decks, especially storm shells that chain cheap cantrips, rituals, and zero- or one-mana spells to build a huge count before firing this off. Because the base rate is modest, the card shines when copied many times, often swinging a game by simultaneously stabilizing your life total and draining an opponent out. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with mana acceleration like Dark Ritual, Cabal Ritual, and cost reducers or draw engines that let you keep the chain going; effects that copy spells or reward repeated casting also help. In slower metagames, it can function as a backup win condition for control-combo builds, but it is rarely an aggro card. Its flavor feels like an inexorable black spiral: every action tightens the noose, and the last thread lands all at once.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 11:40:50 UTC